Wishing God Hates Us All was a real book
August 1, 2016 1:12 PM Subscribe
Re-watching Californication I find myself wishing that the fictional God Hates Us All (S1) or even Fucking and Punching (S1 through S3) was a real book. Which book would come close to the mix of love, sex, drugs and rock 'n roll that is the first few seasons of Californication?
Apparently it is a real book now. Don't know how well it captures the series, but you can take a look.
posted by Hactar at 1:56 PM on August 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Hactar at 1:56 PM on August 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
from the perspective of a female protagonist, try South on Highland by Liana Maeby.
posted by mullacc at 3:28 PM on August 1, 2016
posted by mullacc at 3:28 PM on August 1, 2016
You could try Shopping and Fucking, just for the similar "look at what I'm reading on the subway" effect. Have to confess I haven't seen Californication, but S&F certainly covers the sex and drugs areas pretty thoroughly.
posted by penguin pie at 3:54 PM on August 1, 2016
posted by penguin pie at 3:54 PM on August 1, 2016
TINKHAM: Has there been much discussion through the years about the content of Hank's books? Do you have a clear idea of what they're about?
DUCHOVNY: No. I would imagine they're something like the show: comedies of manners and tragedies of bad choices; books that have crazy plots and memorable characters, I would think. I always thought maybe something like Jonathan Franzen. Obviously, Rick Moody was somebody in Tom's mind. Douglas Coupland maybe. For me, Warren Zevon was kind of a touchstone, but he's not a novelist. He's a songwriter, but he writes about L.A. types. Bukowski would be another one. Take your pick, any of those guys.
posted by MonkeyToes at 4:11 PM on August 1, 2016
DUCHOVNY: No. I would imagine they're something like the show: comedies of manners and tragedies of bad choices; books that have crazy plots and memorable characters, I would think. I always thought maybe something like Jonathan Franzen. Obviously, Rick Moody was somebody in Tom's mind. Douglas Coupland maybe. For me, Warren Zevon was kind of a touchstone, but he's not a novelist. He's a songwriter, but he writes about L.A. types. Bukowski would be another one. Take your pick, any of those guys.
posted by MonkeyToes at 4:11 PM on August 1, 2016
What you're looking for is Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman. It's a memoir, but it fulfills your s/d/r+r criteria pretty perfectly.
posted by windbox at 4:41 PM on August 1, 2016
posted by windbox at 4:41 PM on August 1, 2016
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posted by General Malaise at 1:48 PM on August 1, 2016 [5 favorites]